autopoiesis
/ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ · noun
Meaning
- Self-creation; self-organization.
Etymology / origin
Coined in 1972 by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, from auto- + -poiesis. (see also Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”)).
- αὐτόποιος(grc)→
- autopoiesis (English)
- Relations: cog
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